Health

GPs 'in crisis' patients paying the price - survey

Nine out of 10 family doctor clinics plan to increase their fees - if they have not already just done so, according to a new survey out today. The General... Read More

Three die a week to preventable overdose

Three New Zealanders are lost to preventable, accidental drug overdoses every week, with the number continuing to rise, a new report shows. Drug overdoses... Read More

WBOP PHO wins supreme diversity award

The Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation - BOP PHO - team have won the Supreme Award at the 2024 Diversity Awards NZ. They are also named the... Read More

From near-death experience to quest for awareness

An airborne lung infection left six-year-old Lara Mead fighting for her life, with her mum being told to prepare for the worst. Laura, now 28, remembers being... Read More

Cancer patients compromise treatment due to cost

The cost and logistics of travelling to Tauranga for cancer treatments have some patients in the Eastern Bay of Plenty 'compromising” their fight,... Read More

Natural Hazards Portal celebrates one year

A year since the launch of the Natural Hazards Portal, new research from the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake shows the Portal is helping people understand... Read More

Choking warning issued over jelly cups

New Zealand Food Safety is warning consumers not to consume mini jelly cups containing konjac as they may present a significant choking hazard, particularly... Read More

Rebalancing roles for mental health responses

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora are working with Police to change some of the ways agencies respond to mental health. The... Read More

Celebrating great fathers of rescue helicopter

With Father's Day just around the corner, we want to highlight the amazing fathers who work onboard your rescue helicopter. The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter... Read More

Rotorua 4yo girl's Leukaemia diagnosis

When 4-year-old Rotorua girl Atarangi Taikato-Bowden had a swollen puku for a week, her parents thought she had constipation. Instead, she was diagnosed with... Read More

'Tightening the gateway' into emergency housing

New rules came into force on Monday making emergency housing harder to get into - and harder to stay in. Ministers signalled in March changes were on the... Read More

New radio network for first responders

The Coalition Government is welcoming the launch of a new national radio network that will provide emergency responders with the modern, resilient, secure radio... Read More